Natural fighter vs. learned fighter.

Learned - AJ Natural - Fury Never Learned - Wilder

Wilder has to be 100% natural in that he still hasn’t learned how to box, even some basic footwork And the way he throws that bomb of a right hand you wouldn’t see in any text book

I think a lot of punters assess this topic based on how a fighter looks some fighters, just make it look easy... composed, relaxed, natural... reacting instinctively, without appearing to think about it it took a LOT of training/experience to get that good once you are that good, there are rules/"given's" that you can start to bend/break... I think that is a part of what people see as natural, but none of that is natural This. Nails it.

most of the attributes guys have mentioned improve HUGELY with experience this subject is way over-blown Agree. Most of the 'natural' guys started boxing in highly competitive gyms/areas and went through huge amount of sparring early on (Toney) which got them to feel comfortable in all kinds of situations in the ring and to stay composed under pressure. Big bonus if they started training really young (Duran, Benitez, Whitaker). On the other hand, if ‘natural’ means that a guy just likes to fight, than all accomplished fighters (amateur and pro) are ‘natural’.

Naturam Wilder learned Joshua.

That’s why he’s natural.

I think a lot of punters assess this topic based on how a fighter looks some fighters, just make it look easy... composed, relaxed, natural... reacting instinctively, without appearing to think about it it took a LOT of training/experience to get that good once you are that good, there are rules/"given's" that you can start to bend/break... I think that is a part of what people see as natural, but none of that is natural

I think a lot of punters assess this topic based on how a fighter looks some fighters, just make it look easy... composed, relaxed, natural... reacting instinctively, with appearing to think about it it took a LOT of training/experience to get that good once you are that good, there are rules/"given's" that you can start to bend/break... I think that is a part of what people see as natural, but none of that is natural

All champions do thats why they champions. Meaning they do little things different or better than the others. most of the attributes guys have mentioned improve HUGELY with experience this subject is way over-blown

I think every top level fighter comes under the learned category to am extent because they all put in endless hours of training I go with mayorga for natural Learned definitely James toney

Eric Morales and James Toney are naturals. They do things instinctively which cannot be taught. All champions do thats why they champions. Meaning they do little things different or better than the others.

Taught fighters in boxing are very orthodox styles, JMM Monzon Arguello Kessler etc. Natural fighters are aggressive Tyson Duran Porter etc. Natural athletes are Jones Floyd Pernell silky smooth cat reflexes .

Bernard Hopkins another natural fighter, he natural ability to fight? Would sometimes help him rough house his opponents.

Eric Morales and James Toney are naturals. They do things instinctively which cannot be taught.

Born to fight- Erik Morales Learned to fight- Marco Antonio Barrera

I have never classed Mayweather as a natural fighter 'You can see that it is very learned processed by the way he fights' Mayweather always appears extremely choreographed. I simple way to identify a natural fighter is? All natural fighters will be able to handle themselves in a street fight 'Where as Learned fighters, will not be great street fighters'. Mike Tyson was a natural fighter. Nothing natural about getting beat up by a 42 to 1 underdog

Most are pretty much natural fighters if you are looking at it from a simple point of view. It is very difficult to even box at a competent level if you don't have a natural feel for moving around and throwing punches. People get it twisted because they see certain defensive or cautious boxers and assume they don't know how to fight without rules or they lack aggression. That is not the case. They simply understand that it is not in their best interest to go toe to toe with a boxer whose style is more tailored to that. Look at Wladimir for instance. People are chalking him up as not having that mean streak in him but they seem to forget that younger Wlad used to bring the heat before he started being more tactical. You better believe he can still get guys out of there if he decided to let his offensive arsenal loose. It's just that against skilled competition he leaves himself vulnerable to getting caught.

Natural pacquiao that style is rare genetic lottery of athletism and the facts asians n blacks age lesser that whites for whatever reason thats blazing speed from any angle is natural u cant learn it or else your results aint close. A learned fighter is mayweather the defensive wizard with the shoulder roll was all learned. Evidently as a child prodigy coming from boxing family dude like michael jackson was just drilled as such since a child the learning came natural yet it was all learned

-Natural fighter deontay wilder has that gifted right hand but yet has learned nothing -Learned algeri that's self explanatory

Give an example of a fighter who had to learn to be a fighter, and a fighter who's a natural fighter. For the former, I'd say Wlad. For the latter, I'd say Vitali. no fighter is " natural " in that respect that story is overblown it implies that genetics is responsible, but your example - two brothers - basically shreds that argument I can whip any babies ass... you line that little sucka up, I will knock his block off... and they train like shlt, wobbling all over the place... terrible balance... terrible coordination... no killer instinct whatsoever :lol1::lol1: a natural fighter is James Toney... a learned fighter is Wlad Klitschko Wlad was a beast, especially under Steward, who taught him to cover his shortcomings by fighting to his strengths Vitali was also a learned fighter